Chile

CaptionChile's Torres Del Paine National Park

JOHN RADIGAN of Windsor submitted this photo of Grey Glacier from a trip taken to Chile's Torres Del Paine National Park in early January to celebrate his retirement. "My sons and I are pretty enthusiastic hikers, and Torres Del Paine National Park was both beautiful and a hiker's dream. The park, while exclusively in Chile, is in the broader Patagonian region of South America, which includes large areas of both Argentina and Chile, right above Tierra Del Fuego. It is about as far south as you can get in South America. It also takes a long time to get to the park. After a 12-hour flight from JFK to Chile, we needed a three-hour flight to Punta Arenas, and a three-hour bus ride to Puerto Natales to get the two-hour bus ride to the park entrance. When we went to the park [it was] early summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and there must have been 19 to 20 hours of daylight daily. The temperatures were in mid-50s, and the winds in the park were incredible, gusting to well over 60 mph."

JOHN RADIGAN of Windsor submitted this photo of Grey Glacier from a trip taken to Chile's Torres Del Paine National Park in early January to celebrate his retirement. "My sons and I are pretty enthusiastic hikers, and Torres Del Paine National Park was both beautiful and a hiker's dream. The park, while exclusively in Chile, is in the broader Patagonian region of South America, which includes large areas of both Argentina and Chile, right above Tierra Del Fuego. It is about as far south as you can get in South America. It also takes a long time to get to the park. After a 12-hour flight from JFK to Chile, we needed a three-hour flight to Punta Arenas, and a three-hour bus ride to Puerto Natales to get the two-hour bus ride to the park entrance. When we went to the park [it was] early summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and there must have been 19 to 20 hours of daylight daily. The temperatures were in mid-50s, and the winds in the park were incredible, gusting to well over 60 mph."

George and Laurel Aronstamm of Glastonbury submitted this photo, taken while traveling down the Pacific coast of Chile in late March. The couple wrote "As we headed out on a boat trip on Lake Todos los Santos in the Chilean Lake District, the skies cleared up and we had the most beautiful views of the photogenic and snow-capped Osorno Volcano. The volcano is now inactive and stands about 8,500 feet high in the Andes mountain range. It is generally enshrouded in clouds and we were very fortunate to have these spectacular views in this beautiful country. The volcano is just outside of Puerto Varas and dominates the landscape throughout the entire area, including from the town, which is on Llanquihue Lake, one of the largest in South America."

George and Laurel Aronstamm of Glastonbury submitted this photo, taken while traveling down the Pacific coast of Chile in late March. The couple wrote "As we headed out on a boat trip on Lake Todos los Santos in the Chilean Lake District, the skies cleared up and we had the most beautiful views of the photogenic and snow-capped Osorno Volcano. The volcano is now inactive and stands about 8,500 feet high in the Andes mountain range. It is generally enshrouded in clouds and we were very fortunate to have these spectacular views in this beautiful country. The volcano is just outside of Puerto Varas and dominates the landscape throughout the entire area, including from the town, which is on Llanquihue Lake, one of the largest in South America."